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...three-day verdict broadcast live on television and radio, Judge Hillary Squires found Shaik guilty on all three charges against him. Squires announced Shaik had paid some $180,000 to Zuma in bribes between 1995 and 2001 in order to keep in the Deputy President's good books and gain advantages for his company, and had also brokered a bribe between Zuma and a French arms-trading company. Squires said there was "overwhelming" evidence of a corrupt relationship between Shaik and Zuma. His sentencing is expected soon. Zuma was not on trial and did not appear as a witness...
Williams has made some money--he flipped his first two properties for a combined gain of $27,000--and quickly discovered that he's not alone. "I went to look at some homes in Palmdale- Lancaster [an area of Los Angeles County]," he says, "and the woman showing me and a group of other investors around was a hairdresser who works for Century 21 on the side. We went into Taco Bell for lunch. The girl at the register heard us talking, and she told us she just got her mortgage broker's license...
...over the past year and 55% over the past five years, according to the National Association of Realtors. The fact that houses are bought for pennies on the dollar magnifies the windfall. Say you put down 20% on a $150,000 house five years ago. At the average gain of 55%, that's an $82,500 gain on a $30,000 outlay, or a 275% return. In your face...
...Officers reported to the Kennedy School following a report of two individuals attempting to gain access to the building through a window. Upon locating the night prowlers, the officers searched for wants and warrants. Finding none outstanding, they issued the two perpetrators a no-trespass warning and sent them away...
...Officers reported to the Kennedy School following a report of two individuals attempting to gain access to the building through a window. Upon locating the night prowlers, the officers searched for wants and warrants. Finding none outstanding, they issued the two perpetrators a no-trespass warning and sent them away...